Lighter



4 S. SEGAL LIGHTER June 1 7, 1930; y

Filed sept. 27. 1927 lllllll'lllllllllh ticularly a Patenten June 17j, 1930 SAMUEL snaar., yor NEw Yonx, N. y., A

coaroan'rroN, or NEW Yonx, N.

ssIGNoE To snaar. Uronwrrc TWEEZEE Y., A vCORPORATION or' NEW You I LIGHTER.

Application led September 27, 1927. Serial No. 222,281.

This invention relates to a lighter and par'- ocket lighter.

It is an o ject of the invention to provide a lifghter of improved construction which will belpractically automatic in its operation.

further object is that of providing such a device which will include a minimum number of parts, each individually rugged and simple in construction and capable of beirig manufactured and assembled at a nominal figure to provide a lighter acting over a lon period of time with freedom-from mechanica diiculty.

Another object is that of constructing such a device by means of which, if a wick 1s employed, the same may be readily trimmed.

and in which the several parts of the lighter will be maintained against accidental dis-4 placement aside from the fact that by means of a lighter of this construction no accidental operation ofthe same may occur in the pocket through which the wick of the these parts. t Y

the person using the same.

Further objects of the invention will be a parent upon referring to the attached sheet of) drawings, in which-one practical embodimnthof the invention has been shown and in w 1c :l

Figure 1 is a side elevation of such a lighter. f

Fig'. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Flg. 3 is a sectional view.`

view ofthe upper Fig. 5fis an enlarged sectional view Aof In these A'views-the numeral 10 indicates lthe Vlighter casing, to theinterior of 'which access may be had through an opening normally closed by al plug 11 andthe upper surface of which is formedwith -an opening er ertends. y

At this time 'it' will be noted that accordr ing to .the present invention a tubev v12` is theu per the lower portion oft-his tube mounted to project within the casing 10 above surface thereof, the latter portion o the tube providing a wick nozzle and being prefer- 1nto contatwith the wick penings -13 through which to moveby capillary attraction'to the upper end of the latter.

Also extendingabove the Vcover of the casing is a lug 14 which pivotally mounts a lever 15 normally urged'upwardly bymeans of a 55 spring-pressed pin 16 it being here noted that f i the inner end of the lever is enlarged to prevent accidental displacement of the vpin regardless of the position to which the former may be swung. A further lug 17 also ex-- o0 tends from the upper surface of the lighter and is formed with a bore to slidably mount a barrel .18, the movement of the latter in one direction being limited by a pin and slot connection hereinafter described. A nut or collar 19 is mounted upon screw threads formed at the rear nd of the barrel to further limit the movement thereof when the pin and slot do not cooperate, and the movement of the barrel in the opposite direction being limited by a block'2() aixedv thereto which has a tube extension 21projectin slidably into va bore formed inthe lug 1 i A sprlng 22 has itsoppositeV ends bearing against the base of the lugand tube-bores to normallymaintain the parts' in position shownin Fig. '5.-

Disposed within the rear end of the b arrel 18 is a set screw 23 and disposed within the forward endof the same is a-s ark-producing 8o' element 24 such as is comme y called a Hint, which extends into a forked portion 25 formed at theouter end of the barrel. A spring 26 is interposedbetween the inner endsof the iiint and the set screw and a 8i sparking disk 27 is Vsecured to-a shaft 28 extending. transversely o f the arms Of the forked portion` 25, it being obvious that'if `this construction or its equivalent is adopted,

' the flint 24 bear against the disk 27 with that intimacy of contact which, while allowing a rotation of the disk, will v1e^sylt in a maxlm'um sparking.. W'ith a view to rotating the shaft 95 28 a thumb wheel 29 may be provided, and

it will here observed that, as at" 30, the shaft may be axially to receive a spare v or reserve Hint 24, it; being furthermore noted that the disk may be shouldered to 100 prevent relative rotation of these elements.l

As aforestated the lever 15 is pivotally mounted by the lug 14 and this mounting is "preferably effected by the use of a headed pin 31. As shown in Figure 2 the head of -this pin lies adjacent to and in line with the collar or nut` 19, the shank thereof extending through bores in the arms of the lug and the lever 15. As a consequence it will be appreciated that the pin, while eifectually serving as a mounting member, can at no time become accidentally detached, for the reason that its withdrawal is precluded due to the fact that its head will contact with the periphery of the member 19, should such a tendency occur. On, the other hand, if it is actually desired to dismount the lever 15 this may be effected readily by simply dismounting the collar or nut from the barrel, withdrawing the set screw 23 and moving the barrel outwardly, whereupon the head of the pin will be exposed.

As showni igures 3 and 4, the lever 15 is formed wit a shoulder 32 extending at an angle to. its arc of swing, and a slot 33 inclined upwardly being formed in the lever at the point of ljuncture of the shoulder and the lever body. Furthermore it will be noted that the s hiftable block 2O carries a pin 34 which lies normally within the slot or recess 33 and which, as shown, may carry a roller 35. By this construction it will be apparent that the lever will beheld normally in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, but that if the barrel 18 is moved inwardly, carrying with it the block 20, this will result in the pin 34 4moving to a point at which the shoulder clears the same, thus permitting the lever 15, under the action of the sprmg-presse in 16, to swingv upwardly. Due to the manner in which the shoulder edge extends, if the lever is in the position shown. in Figure v4 and is swung downwardly, this edge will contact with the roller mounted by the pin, conceding that the former is employed, causing the block 20 and the barrel secured thereto to be shifted inwardly until the pin reachesA a position in linewvith the slot or recess 33 whereupon, under the action of the spring 22 it will move outwardly and, incident to the inclination of the slot this' outward movement will result automatically in the further tendency of the lever 15 to swing downwardly to thus ii'rmly seal the cap.

A wick 36 is preferably used consisting I of a fibrous body which may. be reinforced by a central wire. Obviously, as the fibres are consumed it will be necessary, with a view to trimming the wick, to shear the lwire centerthereof. In order to conveniently accomplish such an action a cap 37, which is mounted at the outer end of the lever 15 and serves as a wick snuifer, has its lower edge beveled and the upper, or wick nozzle end of the tube 12 likewise has its upper edges beveled. Thus, cooperating knife edges are presented, as at 38, and it is obvious that if the end of the wick is bent to extend beyond the cap as the latter is moved downwardly, that any surplus wire will be sheared. Likewise it is apparent that if no centrally reinforced wick is employed that, nevertheless, the structure just described will be of use in trimming the wick itself. Furthermore, as in Figure 4, the end of the tube 12 may be formed with a slot 39 through which, if desired, the-operator may extend the end of the wick and by flexing the same break the central reinforcement, thus avoiding the necessity of employing cooperating shearing edges or providing lan additional wick trimming expedient supplementing the shearing edges.

Thus, it will be understood that in the case of the present lighter it is only necessary for an operator to actuate the thumb wheel 29, which will result initially in such pressure y being transmitted to the barrel to cause a retraction of the latter within its bearing 17 and a movement of the block 20 rearwardly and against the action of the spring 21. Proper pressure upon the thumb wheel will further result in a turning of the same and in a corresponding movement of the disk 27 to produce a spark. The initial action will cause the pin 34 to move out ofthe recess or slot 33 to permit -the lever 15 to swing upwardly through the position shown in Figure 4. Consequently the spray of sparks will be cast directly towards the wick thus exposed, initiating a flame at this point. This iiame may be snufl'ed by simply swinging lthe lever down award to bring thel cap 37 to a position at which it covers the open end of the tube 12, this downward swinging causing the lever to again be latched and retained in its normal position. As heretofore brought out, the pivl ot pin 31 will not become detached accidentally and the wick may be trimmed as previously described. Also, by having the shaft 28 bored to receive aflint 30, a convenient flint retaining member is provided.

Thus, among others, the several objects aforementioned are achieved, but it is intended that the functional and structural features of the present device may be rearranged to provide different combinations without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim: y

1. A lighter. including an axially movable barrel, spark-producing means mounted on said barrel, a nozzle adjacent the said sparkproducing means, a cover therefor, a latch mechanism connecting said cover with said barrelA to normally retain the former in applied position and a spring disposed to one side of said barrel tending to prevent a shift- I ingdof said barrel and'actuation of said mech- I mechanism connecting said cover with said barrel to normally retain the former in applied position and means carried by said barrel and extending to one side of the same and tending to prevent a shifting of said barrel and an actuation of said latch mechanism.-

3. A lighter including an axially shiftable barrel, a lug slidably mounting the same, a block secured to said barrel, a spark-producing mechanism associated with said barrel, a wick nozzle disposed Aadjacent said mechanism, a cover normally closing said nozzle, means tending to move said cover to expose said nozzle anda latch mechanism cooperat-- ing with said last namedimeans and said block.

4. A lighter including an axially shiftable barrel, a lug slidably mounting the same, a block secured to said barrel, a spring interposed between said lug element and block element, a tube forming a part of one of said latter elements and enclosing said spring, a spark-producing mechanism associated with said barrel, a Wick nozzle disposed adjacent said mechanism, a cover normally closing said nozzle, means tending tomove said cover'to expose said nozzle and a latch mechanism cooperating with ysaid last named means and said block.

5. A lighter including an axially shiftable barrel, a lug slidably mounting the same, a block secured to said barrel, a spark-producing mechanism associated with said barrel, a wick nozzle disposed adjacent said mechanism, a cover normally closing said nozzle, a pivotally mounted lever connected at its outer end to said cover, a spring normally tending to raise said lever and a latch mechanism operated by the shifting of said barrel and associated with said lever and block whereby said latch mechanism is released.

6. A lighter including a sparkproducing mechanism 4having a shiftable portion, a nozzle positioned adjacent said mechanism, a cover for said nozzle, a pivotally mounted, spring-pressed lever connected withv said cover, a pin carried by-said shiftable portion and a recess in said lever within which said pin normally lies to prevent a movement of said lever, said pin being shiftable to clear said recess and permit movement of said lever upwardly.

7 A lighter including a spark-producing mechanism having a shiftable portion, a nozy coverfor said nozzle, a pivotally mounted,

zle positioned adjacent said mechanism, a

spring-pressed lever connected with said cover, and a pin carried by said shiftable' portion, said lever being formed with a recess and a shoulder extending be ond said recess and presenting an angular e ge for camming contact with said pin.

8. A lighter including a spark-producing mechanism having a shiftable portion, a nozzle positioned adjacent said mechanism, a cover for said nozzle, a pivotally mounted, spring-pressed lever connected with said cover, a pin carried by said shiftable portion, a recess in said lever within Which said pin normally lies to prevent a movement of said lever, said pin being shiftable by said portion to clear said recess to permit movement of said lever upwardly, and a roller mounted on said pm. j

9. A lighter including a spark-producing mechanism, a wick nozzle, a cover therefor, a lever mounting said cover, a pivot pin for said lever and means associated with said spark-producing mechanism to prevent a displacement of said pin.

10. A lighter including a barrel, sparkproducing mechanism associated with said barrel, a nut maintaining said barrel in position, a wick nozzle, a cover therefor, a lever, and a pivot pin for said lever, said pin being in line with said nut to prevent a displacement of said pin without prior removal of said nut. j

11. A lighter including spark-producing mechanism, a shiftable element forming a part thereof, a pin carried by said shiftable element, a lwick nozzle, a cover therefor, a pivotally mounted spring-pressed lever secured to said cover, and being formed with an inclined slot for the reception of said pin to normally maintain said cover in position.

12. A lighter including spark-producing mechanism, a shiftable element forming a part thereof, a pin carried by said shiftable element, a wick nozzle, a' cover therefor, a pivotally mounted spring-pressed lever secured to said cover and being formed with an inclined slot for the'reception of said pin, and a-spring cooperating with said shiftable member to force said pin into said slot to in turn force the cover towards said nozzle.

18. A pyrophorie lighter including a case, a spark producing mechanism mounted on said case,A a wick nozzle extending from said case and adjacent said spark producing mechanism, a snuifer cap seating against said nozzle, a lever carrying said cap and pivotally mounted by said case to permit movements of said cap toward said nozzle, one of said latter elements being formed with a shearing edge and a wick disposed within said nozzle and adapted to be trimmed by said edge.

. In testimony whereof I vafli'x my signature.

- SAMUEL SEGAL. 

